Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnsonis an American professional stock car racing driver and a six-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth17 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
happen normal
Just not a normal thing to happen with our engines.
ahead block brian came car caution dead lane loose moved outside saw sideways throughout
I was working with Brian throughout the race. His car was probably the only one that was really loose out there. That thing was dead sideways at times. Once I got to his outside, I saw the outside lane coming. I moved up to block it and got ahead of him right when the caution came out.
caution confused hard maybe race strategy
I was a little confused too. But maybe his strategy was to race the two contenders hard and maybe the caution would come out in the process.
blast drove ground kept surprised time trying wheels
I was little surprised that he just continually drove in and kept trying to blast me in the center. The time that he got by me, he really had my wheels off the ground and I couldn't get to the gas.
amazing clocks eight hard love loves seven talking variety
He's been talking to me for seven or eight years about having an auction, but when you love something like he loves this business, it's really hard to let go. This is an amazing collection. It would take someone 10 years to get the variety of clocks that are here.
aggressive concerns somebody
If it was somebody else, I don't think I would have had the same comfort. I didn't have any concerns over any aggressive driving.
admit control finishes hands hate lead mind race
He is in control of the championship in my mind and I hate to admit that, ... If I go out and do all that I can and lead the race and lead the most laps, then it's just in his hands from there as to where he finishes and what happens.
hit home
He hit a home run, which was awesome.
gordon jeff personally
I personally think it has a lot to do with Jeff Gordon and what he's done here over the years.
energy good guys positive pumped smiling spirits stick trying
But I'm just trying to be around for the guys, too, and keep the spirits up. If I stick around and keep the guys pumped up and smiling and keep positive energy rolling, everything's in good shape.
again anyone car certainly drivers exciting gets great headed last plane race vegas visit wants year
Anyone who gets on a plane headed to Vegas wants to win. Race car drivers are no different. It's an exciting place to visit and a great place to race and an even better place to win. We did that last year and would certainly like to do it again this weekend.
fighting majority mark martin
I look at Mark Martin and ... he's been competitive and has been fighting for championships for really the majority of his career,
believe believes chase corner earlier eventually knew last late rather round team thankfully
I know my team believes that. I believe that. We knew we would round the corner eventually and thankfully we've done it earlier in the Chase rather than as late in the Chase as we did last year.
hard
I know how hard they've been working for a win.